Metro Richmond Zoo recently celebrated the birth of a pygmy hippo and held an online naming contest that drew more than 116,000 votes from 165 countries.
(RICHMOND, Va.) — The Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia is welcoming a newborn pygmy hippo just before the holidays, the zoo announced in a press release on Dec 24. The newborn arrived on Dec 9.
Watch Poppy hang out with her mom Iris via the Metro Richmond Zoo’s live Poppy Cam.
Well friends, here’s a potential antidote to your woes: a newborn pygmy hippo right here in the region. On Christmas Eve, the Metro Richmond Zoo in Virginia’s capital announced that it had recently ...
Poppy, a pygmy hippo calf at the Metro Richmond Zoo, is quickly gaining global fame. She is the third calf born to Iris and ...
Metro Richmond Zoo launched "Poppy Cam" on Jan. 13 — allowing fans from around the world to watch the baby pygmy hippo splash ...